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Although my wife and I have our disagreements—for example, Diet Coke or Coke Zero; small, hard, crunchy pears or big, juicy, dripping pears; and our dishwasher stacking strategy—we both agree on and understand one thing: if we are to parent well, we must parent with eternity in mind. In this blog post, I'll explore a portion from Jesus' Sermon on the Mount to help us understand what it means to store up treasure in heaven, and by implication, parent with eternity in mind.

Truth be told, I don’t particularly like the activity of camping itself, but I absolutely love what it creates. The parts that I’ve grown to love and deeply value are the people I get to spend time with and the lessons I learn along the way. And to be fair, we had it quite easy considering all the delicious food was so graciously prepared for us. What a blessing! Reflecting on a recent camping weekend away with my children and church, here are seven things I think it did for

When I think I am teaching my children (often from a place of weakness), God is actually teaching me, helping me. I am sure I have learned so much more from being a parent than my children have learned from me. Today's guest writer tells us about the worth of our weakness.

More than once, I’ve found myself saying, “Let’s ask your dad,” or “That’s a great question… let me think about it and get back to you.” The topics that come up are wide-ranging — relationships, God, emotions, science, and everything in between. Like many parents, I’m very much learning on the job. Each new stage brings fresh joys and challenges.

For the first time ever, Booth won Sports Day by a whopping lead of twenty points! The entire team was over the moon. As captain, I felt proud, and my heart was beating fast. Even though we won, all the other houses did an excellent job! Well done to them.

There will never be the perfect moment for family devotion time. The real challenge is getting started and being consistent. For each family, devotional time will look different. You'll be searching in vain if you're after a perfect cookie-cutter template—a sort of "out-of-the-box" experience. The important thing is to take the lead, open those Bibles, and make a start.

One of the joys my wife and I share in raising our kids is searching for meaning in the everyday, ordinary things. But not just any old meaning—God-pointing, faith-building, gospel-centred meaning designed to put down roots. Making it fun and natural along the way helps. In this lesson: Spiritual clarity versus spiritual confusion. I confess, finding spiritual lessons in the mundane isn't always easy. I don't think there are any hard-and-fast rules either. For me, it's very